DRAMATIC FINISH AT ALLOA
McALLISTER WINS SCOTTISH BOYS TITLE
WHEN SALTMAN BOGEYS THE LAST
Shaun McAllister beat Craigielaw clubmate Zack Saltman in a two-player shoot-out over the last 18 holes of the Scottish boys' open stroke-play championship at hot and humid Alloa Golf Club today.
McAllister, a 17-year-old +1 player who had never won anything of note, had made the running through the first 54 holes, a third-round 68 for 11-under-par 193 extending his overnight lead to four shots over Saltman who had a 70 for 203.
From there it should have been plain sailing for Master McAllister. But it wasn't.
"My driving had started to go off in the third round and it continued to get worse in the fourth," said Sean who double-bogeyed the third and seventh (where he went out of bounds with his second).
Then he had a double bogey 6 from the left rough at the 10th and then a potentially catastrophic triple bogey 7 at the 12th after a bad drive left.
At that point McAllister had plummeted to only three over par for the tournament and was now four shots adrift of Saltman, who had his talented brothers Lloyd and Elliot, not to mention mum and dad in the big gallery.
"By the 13th tee, I'm just trying to hang on for second place. I'm thinking there's no way I can win this now,"said Saun.
But the wheel of fortune was just about to spin back McAllister's way. He covered the last six holes in one under par with a 25ft putt dropping for a birdie at the 16th. In contrast, Saltman bogeyed the 13th, 14th (with three putts) and 17th.
That put the pair dead level after 71 holes at four under par. McAllister played a "wee four-iron" pin high at the 191yd, par-3 last. Saltman underclubbed just short of the putting surface. He took three to get down from there for a fourth bogey in the last six holes,
McAllister putted dead for a 3 and a seven-over 77 which was good enough to win him the title with a total of four-under-par 276, one ahead of the hapless Saltman who signed off with a bitterly-disappointing 74..
"I've never felt so gutted in all my life," said Zack.
English teenanger Tom Hayes from West Byfleet, Surrey finished third, four shots behind silver medallist Saltman on 281.
Former British boys champion Jordan Findlay (Fraserburgh) finished fourth on 282, thanks to a third-round 65.
Sam McLaren (King James VI), joint seventh overall on 285, won the George MacDonald Trophy for the best performance by an Under-16 year old. A week or two ago Sam won the Scottish Under-16 boys' title at Deeside.
FINAL TOTALS (Par 70 x 4; CSS 72 71 71 71)
276 S McAllister (Craigielaw) 64 67 68 77.
277 Z Saltman (Craigielaw) 69 64 70 74.
281 T Hayes (West Byfleet) 68 70 74 69.
282 J Findlay (Fraserburgh) 74 71 65 72.
284 R Kellett (Colville Park) 74 72 70 68, L Kirton (Newmachar) 74 72 70 68.
285 S McLaren (King James VI) 70 75 67 73, G Doverspike (US) 71 72 69 73, J Byrne (Banchory) 71 71 68 75, W Sjaichudin (US) 73 70 73 69.
286 A Murdoch (Stranraer) 72 72 72 70, R Bell (Downfield) 74 68 72 72, J Meechan (Dullatur) 75 67 73 71, G Stevenson (Whitecraigs) 71 70 70 75, M Brittan (Saltford) 68 70 75 73.
287 A Wallace (Glenbervie) 75 72 70 70.
288 J Bradley (Paisley) 69 70 77 72.
289 C Baron (Oldmeldrum) 70 76 69 74, J Neilson (Dunbar) 74 71 73 71.
291 N Henderson (The Glen) 73 72 76 70.
293 F Fotheringham (Nairn) 71 74 75 73, D Elder (Carnosutie) 71 72 76 74.
294 K Smith (Barassie) 69 74 77 74.
296 R Carson (Dalmahoy) 74 73 78 71, J Duff (Newmachar) 78 69 76 73.
297 G Mitchell (Northern) 73 73 76 75, C Storrier (Downfield) 71 73 78 75, J Ferrier (Dumfries & Galloway) 71 73 81 72.
299 P Keeling (North Berwick) 72 74 76 77, G Robertson (Glenbervie) 75 69 79 76, P Shields (Kirkhill) 65 77 75 82, C Gray (West Kilbride) 75 68 76 80.
300 J Mackay (Barassie) 71 67 82 80.
301 S McGarvey (Glencorse) 74 73 80 74, M Bookless (Sandyhills) 71 71 79 80.
302 J Caldwell (Greenock) 76 71 75 80, A Campbell (Dumbarton) 73 71 76 82.
303 D Morrison (Duff House Royal) 73 74 70 86.
306 F Lawrie (West Kilbride) 76 71 81 78.
307 S Fraser (Northern) 77 70 79 81.
WHEN SALTMAN BOGEYS THE LAST
Shaun McAllister beat Craigielaw clubmate Zack Saltman in a two-player shoot-out over the last 18 holes of the Scottish boys' open stroke-play championship at hot and humid Alloa Golf Club today.
McAllister, a 17-year-old +1 player who had never won anything of note, had made the running through the first 54 holes, a third-round 68 for 11-under-par 193 extending his overnight lead to four shots over Saltman who had a 70 for 203.
From there it should have been plain sailing for Master McAllister. But it wasn't.
"My driving had started to go off in the third round and it continued to get worse in the fourth," said Sean who double-bogeyed the third and seventh (where he went out of bounds with his second).
Then he had a double bogey 6 from the left rough at the 10th and then a potentially catastrophic triple bogey 7 at the 12th after a bad drive left.
At that point McAllister had plummeted to only three over par for the tournament and was now four shots adrift of Saltman, who had his talented brothers Lloyd and Elliot, not to mention mum and dad in the big gallery.
"By the 13th tee, I'm just trying to hang on for second place. I'm thinking there's no way I can win this now,"said Saun.
But the wheel of fortune was just about to spin back McAllister's way. He covered the last six holes in one under par with a 25ft putt dropping for a birdie at the 16th. In contrast, Saltman bogeyed the 13th, 14th (with three putts) and 17th.
That put the pair dead level after 71 holes at four under par. McAllister played a "wee four-iron" pin high at the 191yd, par-3 last. Saltman underclubbed just short of the putting surface. He took three to get down from there for a fourth bogey in the last six holes,
McAllister putted dead for a 3 and a seven-over 77 which was good enough to win him the title with a total of four-under-par 276, one ahead of the hapless Saltman who signed off with a bitterly-disappointing 74..
"I've never felt so gutted in all my life," said Zack.
English teenanger Tom Hayes from West Byfleet, Surrey finished third, four shots behind silver medallist Saltman on 281.
Former British boys champion Jordan Findlay (Fraserburgh) finished fourth on 282, thanks to a third-round 65.
Sam McLaren (King James VI), joint seventh overall on 285, won the George MacDonald Trophy for the best performance by an Under-16 year old. A week or two ago Sam won the Scottish Under-16 boys' title at Deeside.
FINAL TOTALS (Par 70 x 4; CSS 72 71 71 71)
276 S McAllister (Craigielaw) 64 67 68 77.
277 Z Saltman (Craigielaw) 69 64 70 74.
281 T Hayes (West Byfleet) 68 70 74 69.
282 J Findlay (Fraserburgh) 74 71 65 72.
284 R Kellett (Colville Park) 74 72 70 68, L Kirton (Newmachar) 74 72 70 68.
285 S McLaren (King James VI) 70 75 67 73, G Doverspike (US) 71 72 69 73, J Byrne (Banchory) 71 71 68 75, W Sjaichudin (US) 73 70 73 69.
286 A Murdoch (Stranraer) 72 72 72 70, R Bell (Downfield) 74 68 72 72, J Meechan (Dullatur) 75 67 73 71, G Stevenson (Whitecraigs) 71 70 70 75, M Brittan (Saltford) 68 70 75 73.
287 A Wallace (Glenbervie) 75 72 70 70.
288 J Bradley (Paisley) 69 70 77 72.
289 C Baron (Oldmeldrum) 70 76 69 74, J Neilson (Dunbar) 74 71 73 71.
291 N Henderson (The Glen) 73 72 76 70.
293 F Fotheringham (Nairn) 71 74 75 73, D Elder (Carnosutie) 71 72 76 74.
294 K Smith (Barassie) 69 74 77 74.
296 R Carson (Dalmahoy) 74 73 78 71, J Duff (Newmachar) 78 69 76 73.
297 G Mitchell (Northern) 73 73 76 75, C Storrier (Downfield) 71 73 78 75, J Ferrier (Dumfries & Galloway) 71 73 81 72.
299 P Keeling (North Berwick) 72 74 76 77, G Robertson (Glenbervie) 75 69 79 76, P Shields (Kirkhill) 65 77 75 82, C Gray (West Kilbride) 75 68 76 80.
300 J Mackay (Barassie) 71 67 82 80.
301 S McGarvey (Glencorse) 74 73 80 74, M Bookless (Sandyhills) 71 71 79 80.
302 J Caldwell (Greenock) 76 71 75 80, A Campbell (Dumbarton) 73 71 76 82.
303 D Morrison (Duff House Royal) 73 74 70 86.
306 F Lawrie (West Kilbride) 76 71 81 78.
307 S Fraser (Northern) 77 70 79 81.
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